RECON: TNO occultation with 468861

Event between (468861) 13LU28 and star GA1120:02511583 with event index number of 2655538

Geocentric closest approach at 2025/11/04 11:39:18 UTC

J2000 position of star is 06:52:55.7 +23:52:48
Equinox of date position of star is 06:54:25.0 +23:50:54
Stellar brightness G=14.2, use SENSEUP=64 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 1 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 75 degrees from the moon. Moon is 98% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=18.2

[RECON map]
Object is 9.2 AU from the Sun and 8.7 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 25.6 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 14.7 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 15 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 603 km.
The sky-plane scale is 6278.7 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=8.3
Diameter=128.2 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 5.2 sec chord
Diameter=52.4 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 2.1 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 468861, (2025/11/04 11:39UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Pollux         07:46:53.8 +27:57:42  1.1 12.47  86
Alhena         06:39:12.3 +16:22:30  1.9  8.29  73
37 Gem         06:56:53.9 +25:20:28  6.3  1.59  75
PPM 096653     06:53:34.1 +23:34:08  6.9  0.35  75
PPM 096704     06:55:29.1 +23:53:30  9.5  0.23  75
PPM 096664     06:54:10.6 +23:46:09 11.0  0.11  75
468861         06:54:30.0 +23:50:48 14.2        75
Positions are for equinox of date

This table contains the target star visibility for the RECON network. The observing range has been set to a maximum of 5.0 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 29.5 km RECON observability=1.0 and success probability=47.2%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Kamloops 11:38:55 -31.8 Dark Up 62.9 170.1 Up 11:37:09 - 11:40:41 1979
Kelowna 11:38:54 -31.4 Dark Up 63.8 171.7 Up 11:37:08 - 11:40:40 1881
Peachland 11:38:55 -31.6 Dark Up 63.9 171.0 Up 11:37:09 - 11:40:41 1879
Summerland 11:38:55 -31.6 Dark Up 64.1 171.2 Up 11:37:09 - 11:40:41 1863
Victoria 11:39:07 -34.2 Dark Up 64.6 163.0 Up 11:37:21 - 11:40:53 1861
Penticton 11:38:55 -31.5 Dark Up 64.1 171.4 Up 11:37:09 - 11:40:41 1853
Oliver 11:38:55 -31.6 Dark Up 64.5 171.3 Up 11:37:09 - 11:40:41 1821
Sleaford 11:38:17 -22.8 Dark Up 60.9 197.9 Up 11:36:31 - 11:40:03 1805
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 11:38:55 -31.5 Dark Up 64.7 171.7 Up 11:37:09 - 11:40:41 1800
Okanogan 11:38:57 -31.8 Dark Up 65.3 171.0 Up 11:37:11 - 11:40:43 1745
Brewster 11:38:58 -32.0 Dark Up 65.5 170.5 Up 11:37:12 - 11:40:44 1725
Manson/Chelan 11:38:59 -32.3 Dark Up 65.7 169.6 Up 11:37:13 - 11:40:45 1715
Wenatchee 11:39:00 -32.5 Dark Up 66.2 169.0 Up 11:37:14 - 11:40:46 1675
Ellensburg 11:39:01 -32.8 Dark Up 66.5 168.3 Up 11:37:15 - 11:40:47 1642
Yakima 11:39:02 -32.8 Dark Up 66.9 168.1 Up 11:37:16 - 11:40:48 1604
Toppenish/White Swan 11:39:02 -32.8 Dark Up 67.2 168.4 Up 11:37:16 - 11:40:48 1579
The Dalles 11:39:05 -33.5 Dark Up 67.8 166.2 Up 11:37:19 - 11:40:51 1527
PNWRO 11:38:58 -31.8 Dark Up 67.7 171.8 Up 11:37:12 - 11:40:44 1503
Maupin 11:39:06 -33.5 Dark Up 68.2 166.2 Up 11:37:20 - 11:40:52 1484
Sisters 11:39:09 -34.0 Dark Up 69.0 164.4 Up 11:37:23 - 11:40:55 1414
Bend 11:39:09 -33.9 Dark Up 69.3 164.9 Up 11:37:23 - 11:40:55 1384
Oregon Observatory 11:39:09 -34.0 Dark Up 69.4 164.4 Up 11:37:23 - 11:40:55 1371
Chiloquin 11:39:12 -34.6 Dark Up 70.6 162.4 Up 11:37:26 - 11:40:58 1256
Klamath Falls 11:39:12 -34.6 Dark Up 70.9 162.3 Up 11:37:26 - 11:40:58 1220
Cedarville 11:39:09 -33.5 Dark Up 71.9 166.2 Up 11:37:23 - 11:40:55 1105
Fall River/Burney 11:39:13 -34.5 Dark Up 72.1 162.3 Up 11:37:27 - 11:40:59 1094
Greenville 11:39:13 -34.3 Dark Up 73.1 162.7 Up 11:37:27 - 11:40:59 991
Gimple 11:39:13 -34.2 Dark Up 73.1 163.0 Up 11:37:27 - 11:40:59 988
Quincy 11:39:14 -34.3 Dark Up 73.3 162.6 Up 11:37:28 - 11:41:00 971
Portola 11:39:12 -34.0 Dark Up 73.5 163.9 Up 11:37:26 - 11:40:58 944
Reno 11:39:11 -33.5 Dark Up 73.9 165.7 Up 11:37:25 - 11:40:57 898
Carson City 11:39:11 -33.5 Dark Up 74.3 165.5 Up 11:37:25 - 11:40:57 862
Gardnerville 11:39:12 -33.5 Dark Up 74.5 165.4 Up 11:37:26 - 11:40:58 836
Yerington 11:39:10 -33.1 Dark Up 74.6 167.4 Up 11:37:24 - 11:40:56 823
Hawthorne 11:39:09 -32.7 Dark Up 75.1 168.9 Up 11:37:23 - 11:40:55 761
Lee Vining 11:39:11 -33.2 Dark Up 75.6 166.7 Up 11:37:25 - 11:40:57 719
Bishop 11:39:10 -32.7 Dark Up 76.3 168.9 Up 11:37:24 - 11:40:56 637
Dunrhomin 11:38:24 -22.4 Dark Up 71.5 210.7 Up 11:36:38 - 11:40:10 595
Nikitin 11:38:24 -22.4 Dark Up 71.7 210.9 Up 11:36:38 - 11:40:10 576
CU-SBO 11:38:25 -22.5 Dark Up 71.8 210.8 Up 11:36:39 - 11:40:11 571
Beatty 11:39:05 -31.4 Dark Up 76.9 174.9 Up 11:37:19 - 11:40:51 541
Wildwood 11:39:15 -33.0 Dark Up 79.4 164.6 Up 11:37:29 - 11:41:01 310
Patrick 11:38:57 -29.2 Dark Up 78.4 187.4 Up 11:37:11 - 11:40:43 305
Laughlin/Bullhead City 11:39:00 -29.7 Dark Up 78.7 184.3 Up 11:37:14 - 11:40:46 300
Lake Havasu City 11:39:00 -29.5 Dark Up 79.3 185.8 Up 11:37:14 - 11:40:46 223
Idyllwild 11:39:09 -31.5 Dark Up 80.1 173.7 Up 11:37:23 - 11:40:55 215
Calipatria 11:39:06 -30.5 Dark Up 80.8 179.9 Up 11:37:20 - 11:40:52 116
George/Scottsdale 11:38:53 -27.5 Dark Up 79.7 198.7 Up 11:37:07 - 11:40:39 73
Yuma 11:39:04 -29.8 Dark Up 81.2 185.2 Up 11:37:18 - 11:40:50 45

Azimuth is measured in degrees eastward from north. North is at an azimuth of 0, due East is at an azimuth of 90 degrees, due South is 180, and due West is 270.

Do not use the listing below for the RECON CPC 1100 telescopes. This is provided for other non-team facilities.

Star training set for 468861, (2025/11/04 11:39UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Pollux         07:45:17.9 +28:01:33  1.1 12.47  86
Alhena         06:37:42.8 +16:23:57  1.9  8.29  73
37 Gem         06:55:18.6 +25:22:33  6.3  1.59  75
PPM 096653     06:51:59.9 +23:36:06  6.9  0.35  75
PPM 096704     06:53:54.8 +23:55:32  9.5  0.23  75
PPM 096664     06:52:36.3 +23:48:09 11.0  0.11  75
468861         06:52:55.7 +23:52:48 14.2        75
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2024/06/18 02:55:38 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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